Mercy, Mercy (album)
1968 live album by Buddy Rich
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Mercy, Mercy is a 1968 live album by the Buddy Rich Big Band, recorded at Caesars Palace.[1]
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | July 7, 1968 | |||
| Venues | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Boulevard | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:28 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| Record Mirror |  [3] |
Track listing
LP side A
- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:34
- "Preach and Teach" (Johnny Burch) – 4:06
- "Channel One Suite" (Bill Reddie) – 12:50
LP side B
- "Big Mama Cass" (Don Sebesky) – 3:22
- "Goodbye Yesterday" (Don Piestrup) – 6:18
- "Acid Truth" (Don Menza) – 5:50
- "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:49
- "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:39
Bonus tracks added to 1997 Blue Note CD reissue
- "Chavala" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 5:20
- "Mr. Lucky" (Jerry Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 5:47
- "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:09
Personnel
- The Buddy Rich big band
- Buddy Rich - drums
- Walter Namuth - guitar
- Gary Walters - double bass, electric bass
- Joe Azarello - piano
- Charles Owens - alto saxophone
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone
- Pat LaBarbera - tenor saxophone
- Don Menza - tenor saxophone
- John Laws - baritone saxophone
- Jim Trimble - trombone
- Rick Stepton - trombone
- Peter Graves - bass trombone
- Al Porcino - trumpet
- David Culp - trumpet
- Kenneth Faulk - trumpet
- Bill Prince - trumpet
Arrangers:
- Don Menza
- Allyn Ferguson
- Charles Owens
- Don Piestrup
- Bill Reddie
- Don Sebesky
- Phil Wilson
- Production
- Bob Belden - producer
- Richard Bock - producer
- Dean Pratt - producer
- Bill Porter – engineer
- Gabor Halmos - cover design
- David Redfern - photography
- Ron Waller - photography
- Peter Whorf - photography